Each week, Coach Pete seeks out strong players in the family business world in order to bring you real stories of real family business professionals to inspire, drive and lead you forward. From the stories of legacy builders to examples of outstanding succession planning, the star players Coach Pete comes across are navigating the game with confidence and wisdom. […]
Family Biz Coach’s Tough love – Make Your Children Work Outside the Family Business!!
I was coaching a very successful entrepreneur last week, the head of a thriving 80 person firm. I asked him if it was part of his dream to have his children come work in the business. I was a little surprised yet appreciated his quick, frank answer. He said “Hell no! When I was in […]
Zen in the Family Business – With So Much to be Grateful for Why is There So Much Discontent?
What amazes me is how so many business families have so much to be grateful for and also have so much discontent within the family. Why is that? Most of the families I work with have successful ongoing family businesses. Most have consistent sales and cash flow and are well beyond the stage of being worried about the business […]
The Family Business Coach’s Tough Love
This year push your family business team the right amount. Having the chance to work in both family businesses and some of the most well-known public companies gives me a great perspective on the differences between the two. Top public companies are uber focused and always pushing and driving hard for bottom-line results and stock […]
Family Business Zen: Learning to Work with the Style Differences
In my experience of working with family businesses from coast-to-coast for over 10 years, I found personality and style differences to be one of the leading causes of family business conflict and dysfunction. With a little bit of education and awareness the style differences can become an asset rather than a liability. The fact that […]
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